The confusing assault on a military base in Venezuela sparked questions about the unity of the Armed Forces around President Nicolás Maduro, in the midst of a crisis that is becoming more and more explosive. In an incident in which both the government and the attackers claim victory, about twenty men stormed on Sunday morning […]
Government gives up on $500 million credit for ICE
The Government will give up on a controversial $500 million credit for the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) that was being discussed in the Legislative Assembly. Luis Paulino Mora, deputy minister of the Presidency for Legislative Affairs, confirmed that the executive branch will withdraw the bill from extraordinary sessions of the Congress. The decision was […]
Costa Rican “call center” scams 57 American senior citizens
Four Americans hired a clandestine call center in Costa Rica to trick 57 senior citizens through fraudulent lotteries for the amount of $ 1.4 million. The defendants accepted the charges against them and were sentenced to prison in mid-June by a federal court in Florida. The investigation by the Federal District Attorney’s Office of the […]
CNE: Homes and roads affected by heavy rains on Monday
On Monday afternoon, the strong winds caused various emergency situations, such as tree falls and flooded streets. According to David Meléndez, MOPT’s emergency general manager, several trees fell on the Boulevard de Rohrmoser and in the nearby Subway area in La Sabana. The official said that on route 32, near the newspaper La República, a […]
Legislators approve labor licenses for parents to take care of children
On Monday afternoon, the Legislative Assembly approved in second reading the law that will grant labor licenses for parents or legal guardians who have seriously ill children. The project, promoted by Fabricio Alvarado, from the National Restoration Party, aims to expand the population benefited from the Fund of Development and Family Allowances (FODESAF) in cases […]
Legislator: “There’s no money for the Treasury, but there is enough for propaganda”
Rolando González, from the National Liberation Party (PLN), criticized the government on Monday afternoon for scaring people with the liquidity crisis while spending millions of colones on an advertising campaign to improve the image of the administration and the ruling Partido Acción Ciudadana (PAC). There’s no money for the Treasury, but there is money for […]